Forbes

‘Boeing Builds Airplanes, McDonnell-Douglas Builds Character,’ Pilots Recall As Delta Flies Final MD-88, MD-90 Trips

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Charlotte-based reporter Ted Reed covers airlines and airline labor. A set of hard-working airplanes with a colorful nickname, ...
Travel Weekly

Delta bids farewell to McDonnell Douglas planes

Delta retired the last of its McDonnell Douglas aircraft Tuesday after carrying more than 750 million passengers on MD-88 and MD-90 aircraft. The last MD-88 flight, appropriately named Delta Flight 88 ...
CNN

Delta’s last MD-88 flight: Farewell to a Mad Dog

In normal times, special flights like Delta Air Lines’ retirement of the last McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series aircraft flying scheduled passenger service in North America are cause for celebration.
TravelPulse

Godspeed, Mad Dog: McDonnell Douglas Planes Fly for Final Time

Ladies and gentlemen, the McDonnell Douglas aircraft have left the air. Thank you. Yeah, they were as iconic as Elvis Presley. The MD-88 and MD-90 planes hold a revered place in aviation history and, ...
Aviation Week

Delta MD-88 makes emergency landing at JFK, winds up in grass

A Delta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-88 made an emergency landing at New York JFK International Airport and wound up in a grassy area after an indication of a problem with the aircraft’s hydraulic ...
Aviation Week

Delta Air Lines To Retire MD-88s, MD-90s In June

Delta was the launch customer for the MD-88 and the stretched MD-90, which made their commercial debuts in 1987 and 1995, respectively. Credit: Joe Pries The last McDonnell Douglas MD-88 and MD-90 ...
Flightglobal

Delta pulls MD-90 ahead of McDonnell Douglas fleet drawdown

Delta Air Lines has pulled its first Boeing MD-90 from service, as it prepares to begin a three-year drawdown of its MD-88 fleet. The aircraft (MSN 53382) was withdrawn from service on 23 June, Flight ...